A picture of Carl von Linné (the motif is a copy of a medal struck in 1957)
Obverse lettering
A.D
MCM
LVII (Translation: Anno Domini 1957)
Obverse script
Reverse description
A picture of the flower Linnea Borealis and a small Dragonfly to the lower right.
Reverse lettering
CAROLUS
LINNÆUS / NAT - / MDCCVII / DENAT / MDCCLXXVIII / TANTUS AMOR
FLORUM (Translation: Carl von Linné / Birth (NATivitas) / 1707 / Death / 1778 / So Strong is the Passion for Flowers)